About this Event
We are thrilled to host Makana Yamamoto for the official launch of "The Obake Code," the next standalone novel set in the same world as "Hammajang Luck"!
This event will feature an interview and Q&A with Makana, as well as a signing line. A book is included with every ticket, and everyone will also receive a special preorder campaign bookmark as well as a commissioned art print.
ABOUT THE BOOK
An all-new, stand-alone sci-fi caper from the author of Hammajang Luck: a bored hacker is forced by vicious gangsters to take down a crooked politician...only to find herself up against a code she might not be able to crack.
After the heist of a lifetime, Malia has it all: a loft apartment aboard the massive Kepler Station, expensive clothes, and a dev credit in her favorite video game. She’s also bored as hell. Three years after retiring her mantle as the Obake, the most infamous hacker in the quadrant—and arguably the galaxy—Malia hasn’t taken well to civilian life. So what’s the harm in rigging a few cybernetic prizefights and making a little cash on the side?
When Malia’s scheme is uncovered, she runs afoul of Jeongah Song—the dangerous leader of a local gang with a reputation for brutality. Malia is ready for retribution. But what she gets instead is an offer she can’t refuse: take down the local politician leading a “clean up the streets” campaign displacing residents and hindering Jeongah’s operations on the space station… or die. Without another way out, Malia takes the deal.
Luckily, she has some friends she can call on in times of need: a master thief, a street racing wheelman, and a femme fatale grifter. But as Malia digs deeper into the politician’s shady dealings, she finds herself embroiled in a conspiracy that might be too big for her to handle. One that has roots in her own rise as the Obake—a cybernetically enhanced superhacker created by a power-mad genius… a superhacker whose mods are rapidly degrading. Faced with threats on all sides, Malia may finally be in over her head...or stuck—forever—inside her own mind.
ABOUT MAKANA
Makana Yamamoto was born on the island of Maui. Splitting their time between the Mainland and Hawaiʻi, Makana grew up on beaches and in snowbanks. Always a scientist at heart, Makana fell in love with sci-fi as a teen–they even led the science fiction and fantasy interest house at their college. A writer from childhood, fiction became the perfect medium for them to explore their interests as well as reconnect with their culture, coalescing into a passion for diverse sci-fi. They love writing multicultural settings and queer characters, as well as imagining what the future might look like for historically marginalized communities. In their free time, Makana likes to hoard dice for their Dungeons & Dragons games, experiment in the kitchen, defeat bosses with their guildmates, and get way too invested in reality competition shows. They currently live on the East Coast with their wife and two cats.
ABOUT SIDE QUEST BOOKS & GAMES
We're a woman-and-queer-owned fantasy shop for magical books, indie tabletop role-playing games, and nerdy knick-knacks — all featuring underrepresented folx. "Hammajang Luck" was one of our top 2 bestselling books in 2025, and we couldn't be more excited for "The Obake Code"!
ABOUT UPSTAIRS AT BOW
Upstairs at Bow is the event space on the balcony level of Bow Market in Somerville's Union Square. Go to the lobby, head up the stairs or take the elevator to the second floor, and the entrance is to your right. Please visit bowmarketsomerville.com for transportation and parking info.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Upstairs at Bow, 1 Bow Market Way, Somerville, United States
USD 27.24
